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⚠️ Is Your Home Wiring a Fire Hazard? Why Aluminum Wiring Is Dangerous · Lipps Electric Podcast

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Question, do I need to upgrade my wiring? I'm going to suggest to the people
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listening and watching,
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if you have a home that's older than 30 years, you may want to have it looked
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at for sure. And aluminum was a mistake.
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The risk is the aluminum wiring that runs through your walls and runs to your
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outlets and runs to the switches. That was the mistake.
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So that aluminum expands, contracts, it just loosens that screw.
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And when you have a loose connection, it causes sparking, which can eventually
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lead to melting and then even bigger risk of fire and safety issues.
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Now, do I recommend keeping any of it?
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No, but I recommend to at least clean up the basement and rewire the basement,
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rewire the attic at a minimum. Yes, 100%.